Career
How Do You Handle A Mistake At Work?
Have you ever charted on the wrong patient? Hung a drug that had the wrong name on it, even though it was the drug that you wanted? Double-dosed a...
Best Practices
What Are Your Top Nurse Tips For NOT Getting Sick?
We get it -nurses are always in the “sick” season. But with Covid-19 and the cold and flu...
Daily Life
Tell Me You’re A Nurse Without Telling Me You’re A Nurse
Here’s a fun, lighthearted nurse exercise to brighten your day. Tell me you’re a nurse without telling me...
Career
What’s The Most Surprising Thing You Have Accidentally Taken Home From Work?
We’ve all done it. You check your pockets when you get home from a long shift and bam,...
Daily Life
What’s A Good Nurse Appreciation Gift?
We've seen some interesting nurse appreciation gifts lately on social media. What's with the rocks? Or food running...
Top 10 Things This Nurse Is Thankful For
For nurses, being thankful is a state of being. We spend our time at work and away from work thinking on how fortunate we...
Oh, Organization!
New nurses have several developmental tasks they have to accomplish, in my thinking. Fresh out of school, a nurse learns to adapt to stress, learns how...
12 More Ways To Spot The Old School Nurse
Ahhhh...nostalgia. All the stories and experiences that come to mind when we take a walk down memory lane, especially when it comes to nursing!...
Winter Driving Safety For Nurses
“Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep nurses from their appointed rounds.”
Oh wait—that was supposed to be postmen, wasn’t it? One...
6 Things Nurses Say Under Their Breath Every Shift
As nursing professionals, we have to be tactful — with our patients and with each other. There are always things we wish we could...
A Practical Overnight Kit For Nurses
This past winter, I had to stay over a couple of days at work. Once I stayed with a friend, once in a room...